NAKED calendar for Rugby lovers

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Dressed in knickers, knee high socks and rugby boots, the University of Liverpool women's rugby team have made a big impression with their naked calendar.

The 14 players stripped down to reveal their hot bods in a naked calendar as part of a campaign drive to encourage other women to take up the sport.

Saucy shots show the young, athletic women in various locations - including the changing rooms, where there are tasteful glimpses of boobs.

In one snap, they are seen sitting seductively in a classroom, discussing game tactics, while another sees them on the pitch in just knickers and boots.

Nice try: The women showed off their curves in the changing rooms

The squad has been working with the RFL, the governing body for rugby league, to produce a step-by-step guide to help those wanting to start a team.

But while they have been travelling around the country to promote their sport, they have encountered some problems.

Emily Cross, president of the squad, said: “Some universities were happy for us to set up a team but although they already had a men’s rugby league team, the infrastructure and funding was not there to set up a team for women.

“However at each university freshers fair we attended we got one of the highest, if not the highest, number of member sign-ups out of people attending, so clearly the interest is there.”

Kicking off: The women posed on the pitch

The team hopes the guide it helped produce will encourage more women to try rugby league. They are also offering to help any students at other universities who want to set up their own team.

It comes after the team raised £2,000 through a naked calendar earlier this year, reports the Liverpool Echo.

The money collected by the side will go to Joining Jack, a charity which aims to raise money to fight DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy).

It was set up by the family of Jack Johnson, six, from Wigan, who was diagnosed with DMD – a progressive muscle-wasting condition for which there is currently no cure.

Saucy scholars: The team members stripped off in the classroom

Of the profits from the calendar, 50% will go toward Joining Jack to help fund research into a cure for DMD. The rest of the money raised will go towards funding the club and promoting the sport.

Team member Olivia Davison said: “The response to the calendar was phenomenal – we had international and national coverage.

"All the girls were exceptionally proud to represent the university and also Joining Jack.

“The team is continuing their efforts for fundraising by participating in charity runs for Joining Jack, brain tumour research and prostate cancer research.”